Watch the video… a couple times. And more… Let it wash over you. This is your senior year in high school, a pretty big time in your life. Listen and watch and think; what does it say to you. Follow the guidelines below. In the end you will provide ten separate answers on this assignment. Number each one thru eight. Do not repeat your choices from the photo with choices in the quotes. Be creative. Analyze. Personalize. Say something! Assignment is worth 100 points.
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Happy Holidays in Chicago
CHICAGO TRIP SATURDAY DECEMBER 21, 2019
Hey guys…its the holiday season, which means its time for Senior Current Issues (and all the foreign kids) to make the Christmas trek to Chicago. Every year we do this…and every year we have a great time! We meet at OHS Parking Lot (7:00 AM) We carpool (no student drivers) to Michigan City, Indiana. And then we take the Southshore line train into the Windy City ($10.25 one way). It drops us smak dab in the middle of town – directly under Millennium Park. We head up the stairs and scatter. Go where you want. Have a great time. Meet back at the train – the return trip will depend on weather and plans. We will confirm return time prior to going – so parents will know times before we leave.
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The Arab Quarter
Please take a look at my Arab Quarter.
Arab Quarter – Oakridge High School – room #112 – Muskegon, Mi, USA.
The Arab World is one of the most hospitable place I’ve traveled. And I’ve been around the Arab neighborhood. Morocco in 2006. Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine in 2009. Egypt in 2013. And Palestine again for three weeks this summer. Everywhere I’ve been in this part of the world – people have welcomed me with open arms. They are friendly, warm, and extremely knowledgable about the world.
This little Arab Quarter of mine – is dedicated to my Friends from Palestine and open to my students from Oakridge High School. It is my hope that they find the same kind of peace here that I’ve found there.
As Salamou Alyakoum.
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Information Meeting – Oct 17
Close Up 2020 begins tonight with A Parent / Student Meeting. Mr. Wood’s classroom at 6:30 PM. We’ll go over all of it – the trip, the fundraisers, the political and non political, the kids from around the world – some that can hear and some that can’t. The meeting will take one hour and is mandatory if you wish to come on the May 2020 Close Up journey to Washington D.C.
- Documents for Close Up 2020
- Membership– as of 11/1/19
- Introductory Letter– covers all the basics
- Participant Guidelines – student responsibilities
- Business Donation Form – for tax deductible donations
- Student Flyer (pg 1) – (pg 2) – Mr. Wood will help you make your own
- Close Up Fellowship form – Financial Aid for qualifiers
Please contact Mr. Wood at bobwoodmsu@gmail.com or (616) 402-8668 with questions. And keep in touch with the Close Up Schoology site for regular updates.
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Podcast Review Government Exam – “The Amendments”
The Final Exam for Government (2019) will consist of Interpretation of the Bill of Rights, as well as Amendments 13, 14, 15, 19, 26. The exam will be conducted on Schoology.
In regard to the first ten amendments, you will be expected to identify the civil liberty protected, followed by an explanation of that protection. This is what we’ve been doing in class. In regards to the remaining five amendments, identify in paragraph form “in your own words” the purpose of the amendment, protections afforded and reason for its passage.
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